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Semi-Detached Empire: Suburbia and the Colonization of Britain, 1880 to the Present
Todd Kuchta
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Paperback. The first book to consider British suburban literature from the vantage point of imperial and postcolonial studies, this argues that suburban identity is tied to the rise and fall of the British empire. Drawing on postcolonial theory, urban studies, and Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 b&w illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 390.
In the first book to consider British suburban literature from the vantage point of imperial and postcolonial studies, Todd Kuchta argues that suburban identity is tied to the empire's rise and fall. He takes his title from the type of home synonymous with suburbia. Like the semi-detached house, which joins separate dwellings under one roof, suburbia and empire were geographically distinct but imaginatively linked. Yet just as the ""semi"" conceals two homes behind a single facade, suburbia's apparent uniformity masks its defining oppositions--between country and city, ""civilization"" and ""savagery,"" master and slave. While some people saw the suburbs as home ... Read more
In the first book to consider British suburban literature from the vantage point of imperial and postcolonial studies, Todd Kuchta argues that suburban identity is tied to the empire's rise and fall. He takes his title from the type of home synonymous with suburbia. Like the semi-detached house, which joins separate dwellings under one roof, suburbia and empire were geographically distinct but imaginatively linked. Yet just as the ""semi"" conceals two homes behind a single facade, suburbia's apparent uniformity masks its defining oppositions--between country and city, ""civilization"" and ""savagery,"" master and slave. While some people saw the suburbs as home ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813929262
SKU
V9780813929262
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